# Malaga Financial Posts $6.27 Million Q3 Profit as Interest Spread Widens to 3.15%

> Malaga Financial reported Q3 2026 net income of $6.27 million, up 14% year over year, as net interest income rose 13% and its interest spread widened to 3.15%.

- Published: 2026-10-16T20:17:12+00:00
- Section: Earnings & Results
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-16/malaga-financial-q3-net-income-rise
- Source: [TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:3234fb98adc6e:0-malaga-financial-corporation-mlgf-q3-net-income-up-14-to-6-27m/)

## Key takeaways

- Malaga Financial reported Q3 2026 net income of $6.27 million, a 14% increase from the prior-year quarter.
- Nine-month 2026 net income reached $18.03 million, up 10% year over year, on net interest income of $12.32 million for the quarter.
- The bank reported no delinquent loans and an allowance for loan losses of 0.31% of loans.

Malaga Financial Corporation reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $6.27 million, up 14% from the same quarter a year earlier, according to [TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:3234fb98adc6e:0-malaga-financial-corporation-mlgf-q3-net-income-up-14-to-6-27m/). The holding company for [Malaga Bank](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006v1t/malaga-bank) also posted nine-month net income of $18.03 million, a 10% year-over-year increase, with net interest income up 13% as its interest spread widened to 3.15% from 2.88%.

## Malaga Bank's Third-Quarter Earnings Detail

Malaga Bank is a Palos Verdes Estates-based community bank founded in 1985 that runs five branches in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, serving consumers, local businesses, nonprofits and real estate investors with deposits and portfolio real estate lending.

Quarterly net interest income reached $12.32 million, a 13% rise from a year earlier. The interest spread climbed to 3.15% from 2.88%. For the nine months, annualized return on average equity was 10.52% and return on average assets was 1.66%.

The bank reported no delinquent loans, and its allowance for loan losses stood at 0.31% of loans.

## Malaga Bank's Capital Returns and Prior Results

Malaga Bank declared its 88th consecutive quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share in May 2026, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The bank reported record first-quarter 2026 net income of $6.063 million, a 12% year-over-year increase, with $1.443 billion in total assets and capital ratios above well-capitalized thresholds. Net income for full-year 2025 was $21.554 million.

## M&T Bank, Discovery Bank and ICICI Bank Results Ahead

M&T Bank will report third-quarter earnings before market hours, after beating revenue expectations last quarter with $2.52 billion, up 4.9% year over year, [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/stockstory-2026-10-15-m-and-t-bank-mtb-reports-q3-everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-earnings) reported on October 15, 2026. Moody's forecasts Discovery Bank to grow assets by 21% and turn profitable in 2027, after reporting R370 million in normalised profit in 2026, [BusinessLIVE](https://www.businessday.co.za/companies/2026-10-15-moodys-forecasts-21-asset-growth-for-discovery-bank/) reported on October 15, 2026. ICICI Bank's return on assets exceeds 2.2%, [The Times of India](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/which-bank-stock-should-you-buy-ahead-of-q2-results-hdfc-bank-icici-bank-yes-bank-or-axis-bank/articleshow/134931929.cms) reported on October 13, 2026.

## Malaga Bank's Next Reporting Date

Malaga Financial's third-quarter results cover the period ended September 30, 2026, and were published on October 16, 2026.

## Companies in this story

- [Malaga Bank company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006v1t/malaga-bank) · website: http://malagabank.com

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